Pro-Palestinian Group Faces Court Over UW Building Takeover

0:0033 members of a pro-Palestinian group face court this week over a building takeover at the University of Washington. They pleaded not guilty to first-degree criminal trespassing charges, stemming from an occupation of the engineering building last May 5th. The group, known as Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return UW, blocked entrances and refused to leave for hours during the protest. Officers negotiated before moving in with riot gear to make arrests nearly 10 months later. Officers demanded the university sever ties with Boeing, which supplies equipment to Israel's military. Many involved were students hit with campus suspensions that were later lifted. Prosecutors dropped potential felony charges like malicious mischief due to weak evidence, including no clear surveillance footage. Most entered pleased on Wednesday with a few still pending next month. Some defendants now face stay-away orders from the engineering building or campus as conditions of release, while the case moves forward in King. Any district court, local news powered by AI, this is Vancouver News today, I'm Corey

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